Telegram-herald., 1887-12-22

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keeping eat e ths ~ay--and that bankaets
saess "a ia tate ! tss prios q his stssnes.
pad b, r.. guilty persons - kis wifer
Afs Ferrafls wasegy gray sses brsgnt<nsd
saddezly. hrs Fsrr<rfs 9u1. { 81 eelsrsd
eoalpissioe Became sEassasd ey gov II
brilliant red
sbams q spe2k Of ny husband ia that wayis
4 teld yca / slasald o1saa yoal1 aid Ar.
Troy.
Agnes intsrpssed once zore-in the interest
OF pesoe. So toek the offended wlie's hsad;
sic spp<&l~a . tss lawyer 70 reconsider thst
| sds OF sis tseory wAica reaected bsgsAly on
terrarL Male be vas ssiu speaking the
servant inLsrruptsd her By eateriag the reOm
with a rTlng card 1t Was tAe card Of
Henry wsstwisk. snd there was an onsinoes
request written on II IA psaeil i bring bad
| news Let me ace you for minute down
stairs Agnes imnsesilatsly left TIE roola.
| Alone with hrs. Fsrrari, Mr. Troy per-
uiIted ais natural kindness Of heart 10 show
/ itself On the surface al last tie tried 10
| make his peace with The coar.eE's wife
you have every claim. my good soul. to
/ resent rejection cast upon your husband"
he began. Il may even say that l respect
| you for speaking 20 warmly ia his defense.
| AT the same ti,ue remember that 1 am bound,
/ in such serious matter IS this, 70 tell you
what Is really IN nay mind. can have TO
/ intention OF Offending You. seeing that am
| total stranger TO you and ~ Ar. Ferrari A
| thousand poands 3 = large sum u money and
poof Asn may excnssuly ts enpted by is
| 70 do nothing worse than TO keep 0at OF the
way for evhile. Ny only interest. acting on
yaW tsnalf. IS 10 get st the truth II you
viii give me tine, Sc no reeson 10 despair
Of finding your husband ye.."
| Forraris wife listened, without being con-
vinccd; her narrow little mind, filed 70 is
extreme capacity by her unfaY orable opinion
OF Mr. Trey, had no room left fer the pro-
| cess Of correcting It's first impression. Il ana
| much ob.iSed 10 you, sir" Was all she said.
, Her eyes were more conmunicative-her
! eyes added. in their language, You may say
what you please; 1 will never forgive you 10
my dying aay.n
Ar. Troy gave il up He composedly
wheeled his char round. put his hands in his
| pockets, and looked out OF the window
After an interval OF silence. the drawing
room door was opened.
Mr. Troy wheeled round again briskly to
the table expecting to see Agnes. To his
surprise, there appeared, in her place. a per-
feet stranger TO hin-a gentleman in the
prime OF life, with q marked expression Of
/ rain and embarrassment on his handsome
face ne looked at Mr. Troy, and bowed
gravsly.
II am so unfortunate as to have brought
news to Miss Agnes Lockwood which has
greatly distressed her" ae said "Shs has re-
| tired to her room. / am requested to mako
her excuses, and to speak 20 you in her place. "
Having introduced himself in those terms,
be noticed Mrs Ferrari. and held out his
hand 70 her kindly. at is some years since
we asst met, Emily" be said. Il am sfraid
you have almost forgotten the Master
Il .nry' OK Old times" Emily, in some little
confusion, made her acknowledgements, and
begged 70 know il she could be o. any use to
Hiss Lockwood ''The Old nurse is with her, -
Henry answered, "they will be better left to-
gether" He turned once more TO Mr.. Troy.
II ought 20 sell yeu," he said. that my
name is Henry Westwick. / am the younger
: brother OF the late Lord Nontb&rry"
"Ths late LORD Mons5arryr' DIR. Troy ex-
claimed.
"ny brother died at Venice yesterday even
ing. There is the telegram" With that
startling answer he handed the paper to Mr..
Troy.
IRE message was in these words:
"Lady Montbarry, Venice. To Stephen
Robert Westwick, Newbury's hotel, London.
1t is useless 70 take the journey. Lord Mont
barry died OF bronchitis at $40 this evening.
All needfn, details By post"
''Was This expected, sirF the lawyer asked.
no BE Continued